Rankings / Metro

The Sound of Melbourne

Australia · #27 origin · 2 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
207.4
US score
26.3
UK score
27.1
Attributed artists
21

Signature decade 1980s · era-distinctiveness 3 · score per artist 9.9

Decade fingerprint

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Top artists

  1. 1Olivia Newton-John48.3
  2. 2Air Supply33.1
  3. 3Kylie Minogue32.5
  4. 4Gotye15.7
  5. 5Men at Work14.5
  6. 6Helen Reddy11.6
  7. 7Crowded House9.8
  8. 8Tones and I6.8
  9. 9The Seekers6.4
  10. 10Vance Joy5.6
  11. 11Little River Band4.3
  12. 12Jason Donovan3.4
  13. 13Gabriella Cilmi3.2
  14. 14Merril Bainbridge2.9
  15. 15Samantha Sang2.1

Signature songs

  1. 1“Dance Monkey” — Tones and I · UK / US #1 (2019)
  2. 2“Down Under” — Men at Work · UK / US #1 (1982)
  3. 3“Somebody That I Used to Know” — Gotye · UK / US #1 (2012)
  4. 4“Physical” — Olivia Newton-John · UK / US #1 (1981)
  5. 5“Hopelessly Devoted to You” — Olivia Newton-John · UK / US #2 (1978)
  6. 6“I'll Never Find Another You” — The Seekers · UK / US #1 (1965)
  7. 7“A Little More Love” — Olivia Newton-John · UK / US #3 (1979)
  8. 8“Georgy Girl” — The Seekers · UK / US #2 (1967)
  9. 9“You're the One That I Want” — Olivia Newton-John · UK / US #1 (1978)
  10. 10“Who Can It Be Now?” — Men at Work · US #1 (1982)
  11. 11“Mouth” — Merril Bainbridge · US #4 (1996)
  12. 12“The Loco-Motion” — Kylie Minogue · UK / US #2 (1988)
  13. 13“Magic” — Olivia Newton-John · US #1 (1980)
  14. 14“The One That You Love” — Air Supply · US #1 (1981)
  15. 15“Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)” — Helen Reddy · US #3 (1973)

Chart-topping #1 singles

Year ▼SingleArtistChart
2025“XMAS”Kylie MinogueUK
2019“Dance Monkey”Tones and IUK
2012“Somebody That I Used to Know”GotyeUK / US
2003“Slow”Kylie MinogueUK
2002“Kiss Kiss”Holly ValanceUK
2001“Can't Get You Out of My Head”Kylie MinogueUK
2000“Don't Call Me Baby”Madison AvenueUK
2000“Spinning Around”Kylie MinogueUK
1996“Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit”Gina GUK
1991“Any Dream Will Do”Jason DonovanUK
1990“Tears on My Pillow”Kylie MinogueUK
1989“Hand on Your Heart”Kylie MinogueUK
1989“Sealed with a Kiss”Jason DonovanUK
1989“Too Many Broken Hearts”Jason DonovanUK
1988“Especially for You”Kylie MinogueUK
1988“Especially for You”Jason DonovanUK
1988“I Should Be So Lucky”Kylie MinogueUK
1982“Down Under”Men at WorkUK / US
1982“Who Can It Be Now?”Men at WorkUS
1981“Physical”Olivia Newton-JohnUS
1981“Shaddap You Face”Joe Dolce Music TheatreUK
1981“The One That You Love”Air SupplyUS
1980“Magic”Olivia Newton-JohnUS
1980“Xanadu”Olivia Newton-JohnUK
1978“Summer Nights”Olivia Newton-JohnUK
25 of 33 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

2 Master Tape tracks by Melbourne artists: Emotion (Samantha Sang) · Don't Dream It's Over (Crowded House)